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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 1934.
ROBERT MORRISON CENTENARY
Commerce and
Finance.. Volunteer Headquarters
OPTIMISTIC TREND. ON WALL STREET,
Open Air Sermon AtH.K.
CANADA'S TRADE WITH CHINA Dominion Purchases Now Higher,...
JANUARY-MAY FIGURES
Ottawa. "Help us not to make our ser Trade,
figures vices more attractive, not to cheap months indleate that Canadian for recent
BISHOP HALL'S ADDRESS
BOOTLEGGERS IN AMERICA
Still Active Despite Repeal.
"LEGAL INDUSTRY WILL WIN"
Washington.
IS. E. Levy and Co, And] "xpected Bullish Speechjen and popularise the worship of purchases of goods from China number of areas indicate that
A.O.F.C. Quotations.
NEW YORK STOCK
Paid-up Capital
Reserve Fund
£3,000,000 £3,000,000
EXCHANGE
Reserve Liability of Pro
prietors
.£3,000,000
Hai Me. C. 0, 9. Muckla
Agencies and Branches:
Alor Bar
Julio
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8. H. Datwell, E.
Amrilene
проб
Depuis baitan.
Bangkok
Karachi
Baterie
Klang
4. Bliskin. Fag
K. Mats, Esq.
Dornby
Koba
Nigh
TE. Pearce, Eng
Calcutta
Kuala
Slappers
Coalco
istopur
Skin
Caraport
Kuchi
Fourie
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Madru
Telping
Colombe
Manis
Tisata
Delhi
Nedan
Torghah
teigboar
New York
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Polping
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Bank
Tokohama
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PEIPING
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SAN FRANCISCO
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Serantati
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Ferolga Exchange and Genaral Backing
Currant Accounts opened and led Deporte reenived in ons jer or alocker panolar which will be gusted on application.
W. II. E. THOMAS,
Time
Cotton Dec...13.07
Silver Sept...47.30
Silver Dee...47.51-
KUALA LUMP
Acting Manager Hong Kong, 20th February, 1934.
Rubber Sept. 15.10”
SHANGHAI
Rubber Dec. 16,50 Chicago Wheat
.KINGAPORE
SOURADAYA
BUNGBI PATANI
TIENTSIN
TOKYO
2002
KOWLOON
TMSOTRO
YOKOHAMA
Current Antouts opsued a Local Currency
mead Fixod Deponite Facested for one yake, de shorter periods) in Local Corpaus and Hurling gular which will be quated an application. Hong Kong, 1916 April, 1936,
13.08.-
Sept. 102% 1001⁄2
13.18
By Roosevelt.
New York. August 4.
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Asserting that reports from a the living God, but rather to de-are considerably higher than sales of bootleg liquor are still mand of you, with the sternness they were a year ago.
For the higher than those from the li- our ministry demands, a surrender months of April and May in-censed trade. Mr. Joseph R. of your whole being in willing ports were valued The following quotations from "New Wall Street is interpreting the service and obedience, to God," while for the
at $452,961, Choate, Jr., Federal Alcohol Con- York were received. at midnight on business outlook more optimisti-sald the Right Rev. R. O. Hall, months of 1988 the value was illicit still dots all sections of the trol Administrator, declared that corresponding Saturday by Mossra. S. E. Levy and the American Oriental Finance Cor- cally.
Bishop of Hong Kong, addressing only $242,691. that Favourable factors are
country., ¡poration:
a mass gathering at the united For the first five months of Cloeć Open
President Roosevelt is expected open-air service of the Dr. Robert the calendar year total value of largely 190 proof stuff, that can "They are pouring out alcohol, Sterling .... 5.04% 6.04%
5.94 to make a bullish address with Morrison Centenary at Volunteer imports from China was $1,164,- be used for blending or making Cotton Oct. 12.07 12.07 13.05 in a week, renewed buying of Headquarters yesterday evening. 080 which was a marked im-gin that is either fixed up as railroad shares, and the report. The service, which was broad-provement over the $790,450 re-some sort of blended whiskey, or that 600 brokers are meeting on east, was attended by His Ex-gistered in the first five months sold as gin." he said. "This is Silk Dee.... 1.11 Market closed Monday to discuss plans to cellency the Governor, Sir William of 1993.
stimulate trading.
peddled from house to house or Peel, accompanied by Captain R. An unfavourable factors is F. Walter, A. D. C.
The principal imports from sold to unscrupulous dealers who China in the five months were refill good bottles with it." grain crops, which indicate the
The service was 1915 smallest figure per capita in his- the Rev. E. G. Powell in English, imports of importance were tea of such apparent quality, he add-
conducted by nuts, valued at $568.877. Other
Some of the bootleg liquor is 102% 105%/106 107tory.-United Press, per S. E.
and in Chinese by the Rev. Lee $47,024; silk $19.318: vegetable ed, that several manufacturers- Corn Sept....71% 71% 71% 73% Levy and Company.
Kau-yan. The united choirs of St. oils $2,644; spices $1,524; rice had told him they themselves Corn Dec.... 74%
74%%/75 76 Winn. Wheat
MORE OPTIMISM ON Church, Union Church. Methodist
John's Cathedral, St. Andrew's $432 and vegetables $392.
could not tell whether the goods, $11,000,000
88% Oct.
Canadian sales to China were were genuine or not. 89%/90 90 8,655,000 Dow Jones Average--90.14.
WALL STREET. and the Chinese Churches, were chiefly in the following commo- 32,170,492 Am. Smelting 331⁄2
33%
324 Branches: Canton, Talahan, Shanghal, Annc. Copper 11%
present, and the music was pro- dities: Newsprint
Mr. Choate estimates that at: $607,182; 11%
11% Hankow, Bangkok & San Francisco. Auburn...... 20
vided by the band of the South Planks $487,825; lead $78,895; the government's campaign to least a year is required before 20 London Bankers: Lloyds Bank, Ltd. Baltimore
Wales Borderers.
zinc $43,995; fish products $46-eliminate bootleg liquor can ap Foreign Exchange and Banking
538; squared timber is $91,404; proach success. Proceedings have wood pulp $67,041; spark-plugs} $6.027; wheat flour $96,529 andfectiveness of enforcement and been started to increase the ef- copper, $3.419.
he has appealed to the public to refuse to buy the illegal product- CHINESE COMPANY AT STANLEY.
Open Air Holiday For Party Of 20.
THE BANK OF CANTON, LTD. Chicago Wheat
Established 1912.
Head Office-Hong Kong.
Authorised Capital
Paid-up Capital
Total Resources .....
Dec.
Oljo
HONG KONG SAVINGS BANK. business of every discription trans-J. I. Case ... 30%
The Buurmus of the shona Bank is conduct
acted.
Consod. Gas..28 27% Current Accounts opened and Fixed Dupont
Deposits received for one year or
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Share Gen. Motors
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Etats my ba
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Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, ich Fabroary, 1984,
V. RAYBURN,
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LTD.
Authored Capital
Paid-up Capita
Beren and Undivided Proft,
10,000,000.DE
..$2,434,000.00
HEAD OFFICE:-TOXO KONO
1. Das Voux Bead Central.
DOARD OF DIRECTORA :—
Sir Show Chow Chalemu
Li Kom, Chua, Eng. P. R. Kwok, Exqu, „Wors
Yun Tong, Big.. Chan Chlag bek, Esq. Il Lan
MOTOR MISHAP AT CASTLE PEAK.
87% the expected increase in the steel Two Children Of Mr.
19 Increasing Agitation
A
15% 154
145
For Inflation.
3712
27
87
95
New York, August 4. Brokers here are more optimistic,
11%
11
11 partially due to the increasing
274
24% agitation for inflation.
Fovourable market factors are
LOOK POOND SEAN,
Chief Naeger.
Tel. MyIntyre
91
Porcupine
45%
45%%%
Mont. Ward
23
21%
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Natl. 'Distil.
ters
19
191
¡N.Y. Central. 20%
Soc. Vacuum. 14
.14
Standard Oil.
of N.J... 43% Utd,
43%
An unfavourable factor is Pre- sident Roosevelt's speech pledging 18% that the Government will foster 19%
power for developments likely to 14 depress utilities-United Press: 434 per S. E. and Levy Company.
Aircraft 15
1514
14%
U. S. Steel..84%
3414
337*
Winghouse...30%
**80%
30
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Capital Surplus
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$6,000,000.00 2,057,112,69 1,995,528.31
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Y. OHNO,
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London Forecast-9.00 pm. Wheat:Higher prices in aym pathy with London and. Liverpool advices. The heat wave is spread- Jing.
Cotton: Higher prices are anti- cipated. There is no break in the Theat in the Western belt.
Reuters-10.20 pm.
Favourable factors:-Hopes that business improvement will restrain selling, the possibilities of an extra dividend for General Motors
Are still discussed. The belief persists that President Roosevelt will short- ly make a re-assuring statement re garding business conditions.
Unfavourable factors: The un- settlement of leading commodities, the drop in car loadings which not seasonal
Reuter-11-p.m.
Inflation talk seems to be cooling loff and the dollar is steadler. The market is quiet, but steady, with orders about evenly divided.
Сол- tinued narrow and unimportant movements are expected.
..
Weather Condition Report-
9.10 p.m. Cotton: In the Eastern Belt there are thunder showers. A fore-1 cast indicatea no settled conditions, In the West Centre the weather is Personal Investment accounts torrid, except in Arkansas, where handled.
there are slight rains and cooler weather. A forecast indicate torrid
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London
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heat wave is intensified with tem- perature over 100 degrees. In East Montana the heat wave is proceed- Ing to the East, but it is cooler in West Montana with showery condi tions which will possibly proceed to the East after the heat' wave. In the South West and Mid-West the wea ther is torrid and is becoming more severe
Received From Bennett & Co. Wheat:-Looks higher to-day due to strength of Liverpool buy- ing. Russia news Bullish.
A:O.F.C. Report Asia LifeThe following, market comment Building was received at midnight through Tel. 3023 the American Oriental Finance
Corporation.
Job Printing
PRIELS
London Forecast -3.00 pm. Wheat Higher prices in sym pathy with London, and.. Liverpool advices. The best wave is spread-
ng
Cotton-Higher prices are anti cipated.There is no break In the heat in the Western Belt
Continued in Column 8):
trade is showing gains.
LONDON SILVER
MARKET.
Prices Advance..
Geo, Ahwee Hurt.
CAR AND TRUCK COLLIDE
A motor truck collided with an Erksine sedan
:.
A party of 20 Chinese Y.M.C.A. car on the Castle campers, led by Mosars. W. C. Peak Road yesterday, resulting in Young and H. Tak-on, left for their painful injury to two children of summer camp at Stanley to-day, Mr. George Ahwee. The accident and will be gone for a week, occurred near the petrol station just The activities of the camp are beyond the Cafeteria beach.
varied and designed to meet the
campers. They
instruction,
He believes that with the gra- dual return to the best type of legal liquor, coupled with con- tinually falling prices, the legal industry will win out in the end.
-Reuter.
CENTRAL
THEATRE.
SHOWING TO-DAY
camp crafts, fire, sanitation, and "MARRIED LIFE”
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The Erskine sedan was backing interest of all into the parking place when a lead-take in such activities as nature DAILY 2.30, 5.15, 7.15, & 9.30, London. August 4.
ed truck came around the corner study, astronomy, hiking, swim-
CHINESE PICTURE ming, life-saving London silver prices to-day were from the direction of town. The up 3/16 for spot and 1⁄4 for for-two cars crashed into a tree. ward, as followe
The truck struck the sedan on the athletics... August 3 August 4 near side back wheel, smashing the The feature of the camp will he Spot.....
20-1/2" 20-11/16 wheel, crumpling the mudguard and the performing of camp duties by Forward.. 20-9/16 20-13/16 shattering the window. Flying the boys themselves, according to The London on New York cross-glass struck one of the children, a squads designated by tents. Each rate at closing to-day was 80.9.85.-little girl aged six, inflicting painful squad will have a turn at dish 04-1/4, as compared with SU.S.$5.04 cuts on the cheek and lip. Another washing, cooking, sanditation, and at closing yesterday. — Our Own child suffered a sprained wrist and wood-chopping. Correspondent.
SHARE MARKET.
a slight head injury."
Dr. J. P. Fehily was at the beach and rendered first aid, and the more seriously, injured child was taken to Hong Kong Stock Exchange lasued were stitched and dressed.
Official Summary of the Kowloon Hospital where her wounds
Saturday at 12.30 p.m. ›
The
,
A dull morning and little in- terest taken in - things. 'Lands have slipped again and shares have changed hands at $57, and can probably be obtained slightly. lower. Otherwise the market re- Mr.
mains round yesterday's levels..
Sales,
Union Insurances $558/560 H. K. Fire Insurances $200 Dalatoes 364
Buyers
Hong Kong Banka $1815 Canton Insurances $238 Union Insurances $558 Waterboats $19 Underwriters $1:30 Wharves $112 Docks $13%
Providents (Old) $1.65 Chinese Estates $95 Hong Kong Trama $21.85 Yaumati Ferries $21 China Lights. (Old):$9.85 China Lights (New) 88.45 Singapore Tractions (Prof.) Cements $2.70. Watsons $5.70 "
OBITUARY.
For the benefit of frieads and parents of the boys at
camp, Wednesday has been set aside as Visitors Day at camp.
(Continued from Columa 8) New York Cables Stocks:The President's predic tion concerning Government owned power is interpreted as unfavour- able to public utility stocks.
Cotton: Small market with
H. Rumjahn After scattered selling some from the
Long Illness.
FUNERAL YESTERDAY:
1.
The death occurred yesterday af- ter-long illness of Mr. Hashim Rum jahn, a well-known and respected member of the Indian community. The late Mr. Rumjahn who, was 57 years of age, was'a brother · of Mesare. U. Rumfahri and D. Rum- Jahn, and the uncle of Messrs. S. A., H. D., A. A. and A. H. Rumjahn.
He leaves four sons, Messrs. A. L. Rumjahn, A. M. Rumjahn, of Hong] Kong Electric Co., A.-M. Rumjaho of the Manufacturers Life Insur ance Co. and A. A. Rumjahn and 17/-three daughters.
S. C. Enterprises $1 Constructions (Old) $1.55 | Constructions (New) 75 cts. Govt. Loan (4%) 8% Prem. Govt. Loan (3%) 2% Prom.
**Sellers. Hong Kong Banks $1825 Telephones (Old) $24.60 ex
The funeral took place at the Mohammedan Cemetery last even- ing.
As a mark of respect yesterday's International Lawn Bowls match be- tween India and Wales, in which the brother and the nephew reapectively of the deceased, Messrs. D. Rumjahn and U. M. Omar were to have taken. Div.ipart, postponed."
THE SHANGHAI
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Net Profit for the Half Tear
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